An important predator in rocky shores and kelp forest communities that can influence the abundance of other animals.

MARINe: Map of Sites

MARINe: Ochre Seastar (Pisaster ochraceus)

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NPS: Sanctuary

Figure App.F.12.2.. A figure showing how the size of ochre stars differs across across several of the Channel Islands.

Figure App.F.12.2.. A figure showing how the size of ochre stars differs across across several of the Channel Islands.

Click for Details Box plots for annual size frequency distributions of ochre star P. ochraceus at each island. Black lines represent mean sizes of ochre stars at each island pooled across sites. Red lines represent the mean of all years. Note that data for 2014 are not presented due to insufficient numbers of ochre stars encountered to estimate population size frequency. Figure: Channel Islands National Park

NPS: Individual Islands

Figure App.F.12.3..

Figure App.F.12.3..